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Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

Born: 1951-10-26 • Cincinatti, Ohio, USA

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Filmography
Jaco poster
Jaco
2015 • Self
No Image
'Tallica Parking Lot
2014 • Self (voice)
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown poster
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 • Self
Finding the Funk poster
Finding the Funk
2014 • Self
VH1 Divas 2012 poster
VH1 Divas 2012
2012 • Self
Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011 poster
Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011
2011 • bass, vocals
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child poster
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
2010 • Self - Vocals
Freaknik: The Musical poster
Freaknik: The Musical
2010 • (voice)
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein poster
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
2006 • Self (archive footage)
Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage poster
Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage
2006 • Performer
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove poster
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
2005 • Himself
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth poster
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005 • Self
No Image
Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Live
2004
Rising Low poster
Rising Low
2002 • Himself
Standing in the Shadows of Motown poster
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002 • Himself
Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica poster
Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica
1998
The Night Before poster
The Night Before
1988 • Band Member
James Brown: Love Power Peace poster
James Brown: Love Power Peace
1971 • Self
Give the Drummer Some poster
Give the Drummer Some